Lulism
Lulism is a concept used to describe the alignment of segments of the society previously hostile to the Brazilian Workers' Party and social movements, behind the political forces led by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.[1] It's a process of controlled reformism and of limited structural change in Brazil focused on the poorest sections of society.[2] Although essentially different, it shares some characteristics with Chavism and Kirchnerism.
Definition
The term "Lulism" was coined in articles and Thèse de professorial of political scientist André Singer, which was also Lula's spokesman in the presidency of 2002 to 2007.[3][4]
Born during the 2002 presidential campaign, the lulismo represented the departure from the important components of the program of left adopted by Workers Party until late 2001[5] and abandonment of the ideas of organization and mobilization. As the lulism is a model of change inside of the order, even with a enforcement of it, it isn't and can't be mobilizer. This makes that the conflict don't have a political, partisan, electoral or institutional expression.[4]
In 2009, in an article written for the Instituto Millenium, in which is claimed that "liberals are cornered" after "more than six years of Lulism," Carlos de Andrade took up that vision:
According to her, the term "liberal" is mistranslated in Brazil as "rightist" or "supportive of military dictatorships." In the war for public opinion, the so-called left always got the better, she says.[6]
References
- ^ SINGER, André. Raizes sociais e ideológicas do lulismo. Revista Novos Estudos CEBRAP, n. 85, nov. 2009.
- ^ http://links.org.au/node/3414
- ^ Cientista político André Singer explica sua tese sobre o lulismo - Folha de S.Paulo, 19 de agosto de 2012
- ^ a b André Singer: 'O lulismo não é um monopólio do PT' - iG, 30 de setembro de 2012
- ^ André Singer: Raízes sociais e ideológicas do lulismo - Novos estudos (CEBRAP), no.85, São Paulo, 2009
- ^ Allan, Ricardo (2009-06-01). "Conversa com Patrícia" (in Portuguese). Instituto Millenium. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
Bibliography
- O Lulismo no Poder (Editora Record), a 2010 collection of articles about the Lula government.[1]
- ^ "O Lulismo no Poder". Livraria do Folha. Retrieved May 23, 2013.